Which Nursing Action Is Inappropriate When Providing Safe and Effective

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which nursing action is inappropriate when providing safe and effective nursing care?

• A) Stereotyping a patient on the basis of ethnicity
• B) Using a medical interpreter for a patient who does not speak English
• C) Asking the patient how culture impacts his or her medical decisions
• D) Monitoring drug effectiveness on the basis of race and gender

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Definitions:

Precipitation Reaction

A precipitation reaction is a chemical reaction in which soluble ions in separate solutions react to form an insoluble compound that settles out of solution as a solid precipitate.

Limiting Reactant

The limiting reactant is the substance in a chemical reaction that is completely consumed first, thereby determining the maximum amount of product that can be formed.

Wax

A diverse class of organic compounds that are malleable at slightly higher temperatures than room temperature and mainly consist of hydrocarbons.

Theoretical Yield

The maximum amount of product that could be formed from given amounts of reactants in a chemical reaction, assuming no losses.